The Union Leader Hinsdale post office celebrates 200 yearsThe Union Leader“They moved around town or had been in different locations,” Mason said. “There are probably a fair amount of older post offices, but this is the oldest continuously operating post office in the same building. We moved in here in 1816 and never had ……
FOX31 Denver Rat infestation forces post office to stop mail delivery to apartmentsFOX31 DenverLONE TREE, Colo. — Residents of an upscale apartment complex said management has not addressed their complaints about a rat infestation. The residents contacted the FOX31 Denver Problem Solvers about the problem that they said they have had for …and more » More: continued…
The Missoulian 2 new books deliver story of how post office made America (copy …The MissoulianOf the marvels French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville found in his tour of 1830s America, the postal service had them all beat.and more » More: continued here
The Missoulian 2 new books deliver story of how post office made America (copy)The MissoulianLike Winifred Gallagher's “How the Post Office Created America,” Devin Leonard's “Neither Snow Nor Rain” sets out to chart the history and impact of the mail service in America. Both books map the post office growth and role in the nation's…
Irish Times Two men charged with robbery at Waterville post officeIrish TimesTwo men have been remanded in custody after they were charged with the robbery of € 5,000 in an armed raid on Waterville post office in south Kerry earlier this week. Marcus O'Rourke (46) and Brian O'Sullivan (32), were brought before a special sitting…
Small-town NH post office celebrates 200 yearsEagle-TribuneThese days, the post office is a bright spot in a town where the paper mills, local movie theater and even the downtown gas station have closed. The building and its history give this town of 4,000 in this southwestern New Hampshire something to brag … More: continued here
Lynchburg News and Advance Rural Bedford County post office is among tiniest in the countryLynchburg News and AdvanceLowry resident J.T. Byrne talks with Robin Woolbright after picking up his mail on Monday morning. The Lowry post office in Bedford County is one of the oldest and smallest post offices in the country that is still…
Which East Tennessee post offices show off Depression-era artworksKnoxville News SentinelNot every piece of art created for post offices in East Tennessee during a Depression-era program that put artists to work was a mural. This terrra cotta work of art showing a deer family hangs in the post office in Rockwood. Photo by Amy McRary/News ……
Irish Times Two men to appear in court over Waterville post office robberyIrish TimesTwo men are due to appear at a special court sitting on Saturday evening in connection with an armed raid on a post –office in south Kerry. Two armed and masked men held up post–office staff in Waterville last Wednesday. Shortly after…
MyDaytonDailyNews Vick Mickunas' Book Nook | How the Post Office Created America …MyDaytonDailyNewsHow the Post Office Created America — A History” by Winifred Gallagher (The Penguin Press, 326 pages, $28).and more » More: continued here